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Cancer related fatigue (CRF) can occur before, during and after anti-cancer treatment. In fact, up to 40% of patients report fatigue at diagnosis, 80%-90% during chemotherapy and radiotherapy, respectively and 20%-50% in the post-treatment phase.
All cancer patients should be screened for the
Fatigue Severity Scale
We used to be KRUPP's fatigue severity scale. The survey has nine questions as following: (1) my motivation is lower, when I am fatigued (2) exercise brings on my fatigue (3) I am easily fatigued (4) fatigue interferes with my physical functioning (5) fatigue causes frequent
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To evaluate the efficacy of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) as therapy for cancer-related fatigue as measured by the general subscale of the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory-Short Form (MFSI-SF).
Secondary
- To evaluate toxicities and tolerability of American
Over 60 million Americans use herbal medicines; of these, one-fourth also take prescription drugs. Physicians are often unaware of herbal use and of possible drug/herb interactions in their patients. Ginseng and ginkgo, enhancers of physical and mental performance, are two of the most widely taken